August 2012

St. Louis Financial Stress Index – August 2, 2012 Update

August 3, 2012 by Ted Kavadas

On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on August 2, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to July 27, …

U.S. Dollar Decline – August 2, 2012 Update

August 2, 2012 by Ted Kavadas

U.S. Dollar weakness is a foremost concern of mine. As such, I have extensively written about it. I am very concerned that the actions being taken to “improve” our economic situation will dramatically weaken the Dollar. Should the Dollar substantially decline from here, as I expect, the negative consequences will far outweigh any benefits. The negative impact …